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There’s a fascinating paradox regarding elections and political participation in democracy. Whenever the government is perceived to be doing a good job, working in favour of citizens and exerting its attributions with professionalism, very …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
Once again, consumers and vapers around the world are being ignored, their voices silenced by committees and bureaucratic processes which consistently fail to take their experiences into account. Moreover, crucial scientific evidence about the …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
The Netherlands is seeing the largest number of responses ever collected in a public consultation on health matters. The inquiry asks people if they agree with a ban on flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes (also …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
We start 2021 on a positive note here at the WVA – we are proud to welcome a new partner, to reinforce our strong global presence and represent even better the voices of vapers …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
Last Autumn, in an open letter, Tobacco Free Kids demanded Google ban all vaping related apps from its app store, Google Play. Were all vaping related apps to be banned,  many current smokers and …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
We have covered in the past (here) the irresponsible and dangerous fight against vaping that Dutch State Secretary for Public Health, Paul Blokhuis is waging. Just before the Christmas holidays we had a breaking …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
In December, the European Commission launched a consultation on the update it is planning for the Tobacco Excise Directive. This is important for vapers in Europe and beyond, because this law is the one …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
What a year 2020 has been. The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) launched this year with a simple mission – to make vapers’ voices heard worldwide. This is clearly a big challenge for a new …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
Day two of the e-cigarette summit, one of the biggest events in the vaping calendar, has just finished and it was another extremely impressive list of expert contributions throughout the day. (Check out my …

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Vaping can save 200 million lives and flavours play a key role in helping smokers quit. However, policymakers want to limit or ban flavours, putting our effort to end smoking-related deaths in jeopardy.
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